The roster-building approach to launch San Diego Wave FC has been focusing on domestic-based players, whether they are Americans or internationals with previous NWSL or NCAA experience.
There’s a couple of exceptions, but through two games, the presence of Sofia Jakobsson has been notable on the field. After making her NWSL debut off the bench for Wave FC in the first match, seemingly hours after arriving in California, the Swedish international was a starter in Saturday’s debut home match, a 1-0 loss to the Portland Thorns at Torero Stadium.
A forward with an all-around game, Jakobsson didn’t really play like a traditional forward against the Thorns.